One of my all time favorite sessions is senior portraits. It is just such a major step in a child’s life. Kind of like the baby bird flying the coup, it is a major stepping stone. The portrait in itself can speak in many different directions. For the senior it is a last glimpse into ones self that all their piers will use as a reminder of who the are. Fifty years from now it will be the image that will be seen in the year book that will bring back all the memories of who they actually were. When the image excels, I personally feel it brings back more emotion, and makes it clear who and what they are. For the parent the senior portrait can be the comfort on a cold winter’s night when the child is off at the first year of college, and a stone to allow the little bird to leave. It is so easy to know your baby is safe in the dorm when you have such a fine memory to pull reference from. Its as if the image can say, “Hey mom, remember that awesome morning we spent at the beach together, yeah […]